Requirements for a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music Performance
Music Performance Major Requirements (67-69 credits)
Required each semester (32 credits):
MU 090 Recital Attendance - 0 credit
MU 425 Primary Instrument Lessons for Performance Majors
(4 credits for eight semesters or a total of 32 credits)
Required courses (27 credits):
MU 108 Music History and Literature: Baroque and Classical Periods - 3 credits
MU 109 Music History and Literature: Romantic and Contemporary Periods - 3 credits
MU 115 Fundamentals of Music Theory - 3 credits
MU 205 Sight Singing, Ear Training and Solfeggio I - 3 credits
MU 206 Sight Singing, Ear Training and Solfeggio II - 3 credits
MU 208 Harmony I - 3 credits
MU 209 Harmony II - 3 credits
MU 220 Form and Analysis - 3 credits
MU 330 Junior Recital - 1 credit
MU 430 Senior Recital - 2 credits
Any combination of ensembles selected from (8 credits):
MU 171 Marching Band - 1 credit
MU 175 Instrumental Ensemble - 1 credit
MU 180 Saint Vincent College Singers - 1 credit
MU 181 Musical Theater Workshop - 1 credit
MU 182 Opera Workshop - 1 credit
MU 185 Saint Vincent Camerata - 1 credit
Additional requirements for voice majors (2 credits):
MU 317 Diction for Singers: Italian, Spanish and Latin - 1 credit
MU 318 Diction for Singers: English, German and French - 1 credit
Music Performance Major - Concentration in Sacred Music (72 credits)
* indicates courses specific to Sacred Music Concentration
Required each semester (36 credits):
MU 090 Recital Attendance - 0 credit
*MU 280 Supervised Sacred Music Practicum (.5 credits per semester) - 4 credits
*MU 425 Primary Instrument for Performance Majors (4 credits for eight semesters or a total of 32 credits
An approved combination of: Voice, Organ, Sacred Music Composition, Gregorian Chant or other specific courses related to the Concentration.
Required courses (26 credits):
MU 108 Music History: Baroque and Classical Periods - 3 credits
MU 109 Music History: Romantic and Contemporary Periods - 3 credits
MU 115 Fundamentals of Music Theory - 3 credits
MU 205 Sight Singing, Ear Training and Solfeggio I - 3 credits
MU 206 Sight Singing, Ear Training and Solfeggio II - 3 credits
MU 208 Harmony I - 3 credits MU 209 Harmony II - 3 credits
MU 220 Form and Analysis - 3 credits
MU 430 Senior Recital/Senior Project - 2 credits Ensemble (8 credits):
*MU 185 Saint Vincent Camerata (and Camerata Scholars) - 1 credit
Additional Courses recommended (core curriculum requirements)
One or two of the following:
EM 725: Sacramental Theology and Liturgy - 3 credits
TH 325 Vatican II History and Theology - 3 credits
TH 330 Catholic Sacraments - 3 credits
TH 345 Christian Spirituality - 3 credits
LT 101, 102 Elementary Latin I and II - 6 credits
LT 203, 204 Intermediate Latin I and II - 6 credits